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Day 2 - 6.activated Sludge
Day 2 - 6.activated Sludge
Diederik Rousseau
Tineke Hooijmans
Activated Sludge
Source: WASTE-WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES:A GENERAL REVIEW United NationsNew York, 2003
Advantages
Adapted to any size of community (except very
small ones)
Good elimination of all the pollution parameters
(SS,COD, N, P);
Partially-stabilized sludge
Small area required
Disadvantages
90-98
80-95
65-90
1-2
Oxygen supply
Clarification
Thickening
Sludge settleability is determined by sludge volume index
(SVI)
V x 1000
( h)
F/M
Qr/Q
X (mg/L)
Conventional
5-15
4-8
0.2-0.4
0.25-5
1,5003,000
Completemix
5-15
3-5
0.2-0.6
0.25-1
3,0006,000
Stepaeration
5-15
3-5
0.2-0.4
0.25-0.75
2,0003,500
Modifiedaeration
0.2-0.5
1.5-3
1.5-5.0
0.05-0.15
200 500
Contactstabilization
5-15
0.5-1
3-6
0.2-0.6
0.25-1
1,0003,000
4,00010,000
Extendedaeration
20-30
18-36
0.05-0.15
0.75-1.5
3,0006,000
High-rate
aeration
5-10
0.5-2
0.4-1.5
1-5
4,00010,000
Pure-oxygen
8-20
1-3
0.25-1.0
0.25-0.5
6,0008,000
Process
SVI
One-liter graduated cylinder, 30 minutes settling period
Source: www.hydro.ntua.gr/images/project/AndrBulking.jpg
Settling problem
Type of reactor
Plug-flow reactors
Completely-mixed reactorss
Source: Prof. H Kroiss, Institute for Water Quality, Resource and Waste Management Vienna University of Technology, 2008
Source: Prof. H Kroiss, Institute for Water Quality, Resource and Waste Management Vienna University of Technology, 2008
Source: Prof. H Kroiss, Institute for Water Quality, Resource and Waste Management Vienna University of Technology, 2008